{"id":464267,"date":"2011-07-19T16:41:53","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T16:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/19\/ngilu-to-head-nile-water-council\/"},"modified":"2011-07-19T16:41:53","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T16:41:53","slug":"ngilu-to-head-nile-water-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/19\/ngilu-to-head-nile-water-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Ngilu to Head Nile Water Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"42.2809976247\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nairobistar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nairobi Star<\/a> (Nairobi)<\/p>\n<p>Francis Mureithi<\/p>\n<p>19 July 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Water minister Charity Ngilu is poised to take over stewardship of the Nile Water Council of Ministers which brings together nine countries laying claim to River Nile. A meeting has been planned for next week in Nairobi where Ngilu is expected to be endorsed as the chairperson of the Nile water council of ministers.<\/p>\n<p>Water ministers from Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Burudi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as Eriteria which is an observer have confirmed attendance to the crucial meeting. Kenya is among the six countries which have recently signed the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) to alter historic water-sharing arrangements for the River Nile and hence posing a diplomatic challenge with Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Ngilu in May last year signed the pact on behalf of the government. Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi are other countries which have already signed the pact which has been rejected by Egypt and Sudan. Sudan and Congo have not signed yet. The opposition of the pact by Sudan has however been dealt a big blow after Southern Sudan became an independent State.<\/p>\n<p>The government of Southern Sudan is expected to side with Kenya and other East Africa States in pushing for abolition of the Nile Water Agreement and adoption of the new pact. Ngilu has been in the forefront in pushing for the abolition of the 1929 agreement and adoption of the CFA. The new pact seeks to create a permanent commission to manage Nile waters, with the aim of guaranteeing equitable use of the resources by the parties.<\/p>\n<p>Under the old pact, Egypt-where the Nile empties into the Mediterranean-was entitled to 55.5 billion cubic metres of water a year, the lion&#8217;s share of the Nile&#8217;s total flow of around 84 billion cubic metres. Under the deal, Egypt has a right of veto over any work which might threaten the flow of the river. Egypt says the river&#8217;s waters feed a farming sector accounting for a third of its jobs. Cairo fears a reduction to its water flow may exacerbate the risk of its population growth outstripping water resources as early as 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The treaty, which was signed by Egypt and Britain, has been criticized by East African countries as a colonial relic. Much of Egypt&#8217;s foreign policy has been in limbo since Hosni Mubarak was ousted from 30 years of power last February leaving the country in political turmoil.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>View original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201107191336.html\" title=\"Ngilu to Head Nile Water Council\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ngilu to Head Nile Water Council<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Nairobi Star (Nairobi) Francis Mureithi 19 July 2011 Water minister Charity Ngilu is poised to take over stewardship of the Nile Water Council of Ministers which brings together nine countries laying claim to River Nile. 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